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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched ‘Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana’, a scheme for the girl child.
The scheme will provide Rs.54,100 for a girl child from her birth until she graduates.
This is to express the State government’s resolve for the empowerment of women.
The ‘scheme will be run by three departments namely education, health and social welfare.
The Chief Minister also made several other announcements like
Increasing the amount under the ‘Bicycle Yojna’ from ₹2500 to ₹
Doubling of amount for purchase of sanitary napkins to ₹300 from existing ₹150 under the ‘Kishori Swasthya Yojna’.